North Center is a place for locals—this is where your average Chicagoan eats, sleeps, and repeats. If you’re looking to reach your audience where they live, North Center is for you.
Key Features
Local hangouts, bars and small theaters give this neighborhood life
Chicago’s craft brew Mecca
Located near Lakeview, one of Chicago’s most popular neighborhoods
Bottom line: North Center has a cozy feel where you’ll find Chicagoans on their day off
Demographics
Population: 35,000 +
Median Age of Population: 34
Average Household Income: ~ $117,000 annually
Median Household Income: ~ $81,000 annually
Marital Status: 48% never married, 40% married. The rest are either separated, widowed or divorced.
In Detail
North Center is one of Chicago’s best-kept secrets. Though it might not be well-known, it has a reputation among locals for always providing the fun night you seek. Bars with craft brews, theaters with experimental performances—these are the hallmarks of Chicago’s adventurers.
With a simple HotSpot in North Center, you can reach a large amount of Chicago’s night owls, along with the many commuters that drive or ride the CTA through the neighborhood. And it’s a great bang for your buck, since HotSpots are our most affordable format.
Chicago Coverage & Featured Locations
Formats
HOTSPOT ON IRVING PARK RD. AND WOLCOTT AVE.
Located 1 block west of the Brown Line L Station on Irving Park Rd., this rare street-level HotSpot ad commands attention in the North Center neighborhood. As the 'heart of the North Side', North Center is home to some of the city's most iconic destinations, including Half Acre Beer Company, the world-renowned Globe Pub and one of Chicago's most popular summer street festivals, Ribfest Chicago.
HOTSPOT ON ASHLAND AVE. SOUTH OF IRVING PARK RD.
Voted one of Chicago’s best neighborhoods by Chicago Magazine in 2014, North Center possesses an eclectic mix of local businesses like Union Handmade, Timber Lanes Bowling Alley, and Korean restaurant, Cho Sun Ok. Just a few examples of what draws people to this hidden gem of a neighborhood, and exactly why our HotSpot units are so popular as they are woven right into the fabric of where people live, eat, drink, and spend!
HOTSPOT ON IRVING PARK RD. AND HAMILTON AVE.
This HotSpot location is centrally located on Irving Park Rd., the main east/west thoroughfare in North Center. It is heavily trafficked, (and in total gridlock on Cub home game days) assuring mass exposure for advertisers! Located around the corner from Martyrs’ live-music venue, across the street from O’Donovan’s, one of Chicago’s oldest bars, and 2 blocks west of Bughouse Theater, this unit is among the best in North Center!
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Cost of Billboards in North Center, Chicago
The cost of billboards in North Center will depend on a few factors:
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The Type of Billboard
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Quantity of Locations
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How Soon You Want to Start
Billboards in Chicago are typically priced in monthly or 4-week terms. For example, if you’re looking at a quote for a billboard that is $2,000, that price usually means that it’s $2,000/4-weeks.
Neighborhood Signs (HotSpots) - $1,000 to $6,000/4-weeks